The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-08
CITY NOTES.

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No one enjoys Sunday rest more
than tired and hard worked printer.
Yesterday was very quiet day for
Saturday though some of the merchants
sold large quantities of goods.
A big negro policeman guardinga lone
white prisoner at work ON the street was
one of the sights of the town yesterday.
1t has been trying very hard to rain for
several days, but SO far only small
shower has fallen. A good rain would
be most acceptable Just now.
John Williams was the only unfortu-
nate before the Mayor yesterday morn
ing. He was charged with being drunk
and asleep on the street, and was fined
81 and costs.
Chas E. Allen, the patent roofer, Is at
the Carleton House, and will spend some
time in Palatka for the purpose of intro
ducing his fire-proof elastic roof paint
Anyone wishing his services can find him
at the above mentioned place.
Palatka can boast of about as many
washerwomen as any other town in the
country, and many of them can earn
more money than their husbands do
at daily labor. They are independent,
too, and are paid better prices for the
work done than any laborers we know of.
I. jacobson will give a grand picnic at
his store tomorrow, when he will give
an all day sale of dress goods, hosiery
and parasols. He declares the goods
must be sold, and he is not particular
about the price. Read the advertisement
and attend the picnic. He promises
feast of low prices to all who visit him.
Palatka is infested with thousands of
rats, and they furnish good sport for
those who like to practice shooting with
parlor rifles or air guns. They have un-
dermined the pavements in several
places, and the brick have sunk down,
making ugly looking holes in the walks.
A general war of determination should
be waged against them.
Elsewhere in this mornings paper will
be found the advertisement of Mr.. Hen
mis- Petermann, who is dealing extern
sively in Southern Yeast Powder. The
powder is highly recommended, and Mr..
Peterman guarantees it to give entire
satisfaction to all who use it.. He also
has a full line of family and fancy gro
ceries, which he sells at popular low
prices.
The town of Palatka Heights is pre-
pairing to take a vote on the question of
erecting public school building. and
the Council will consider an ordinance
at its next meeting providing for an cleo
ton for that purpose. 1t is proposed to
raise $4,000 in tins manner, and that
sum will be supplemented by private
subscriptions. The little town is deter
mined to have good school building
Yesterday a partcy, omposed of Mrs.
w. III. Rosenberg, Mrs. NJ. r. Meek
Miss Mamie Schermerhorn, Miss Lollie
Teasdale, Miss Mamie Forward, DIR. w.
III. Rosenberg, Chas. Ill. Pratt. Capt. j.
+. Lucas and X. II. Reed, Jr., went
Princess and spent the day very pleas
antly fishing. The party brought back
about thirty fine fish as a result of their
skill.
The new summer schedule ON the Jack
sonville, Tampa and Key West Railway
will go into effect to-day. The morning
south bound train will arrive in Palatka
ut 1915, and the afternoon train at scr.
North bound trains will arrive here at
11:l7 a. m. and $40 p. m. The Cuban
fast mail tram will arrive at the Lemon
street station, south bound at 2:ll p. IN. ,
and the north bound at AIS a. m. This
schedule will no doubt prove very salts
factory To the public.
Major W. p. Copper. Chief of the
Land Department of the Florida South
ern Railway Company, informs us that
there Is at present a greater demand for
the lands of the company than for
months past, and that he is making a
great many sales. His Western CORE
spoudenee is growing very rapidly, and
a great portion of the land has been sold
I'd CaiIornia people. Despite the efforts
of calamity liars, Florida is holding her
own and settlers continue to come into
the State.
There are about as many amateur fish
ermen i'm and about Palatka as almost
any river town can boast of. and no
amount of failure or the searching rays
of the summer sun seem to dampen or
wither their ardor. \ few days since a
party of young men went down to Rice
Greek, where fish abound in great num-
bers, but notwithstanding the closest at
tention to hook and line not a fish was
landed. They do not know to what to
attribute their ill-luck, but the next time
they go they will carry more food and
plenty Of umbrellas.